A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND

IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY FOLIO STAND
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a ratchetted adjustable slatted and hinged support to each side above tapering turned reeded and foliate-carved supports, on platforms with lotus volutes and reeded bun-feet with inset castors, inscribed '57' and labelled 'SILURIAN'
41¼ in. (105 cm.) high; 30¾ in. (78 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (59.5 cm.) deep

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Folio stands were widely adopted in country house libraries to store and support large books. One such design by Gillows for Ferguson & Co. dated 1828 is illustrated in Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840, Woodbridge, 2008, vol. II, p. 99, pls. 645 and 646.